FBI Probes Illegal Drone Operations That Continue to Disrupt Firefighting Aircraft
Authorities detected more than 30 drones in the restricted airspace around the Palisades fire between Friday and Saturday.
OR State Fire Marshal Addresses ‘Misinformation’ About Vehicles Sent to Help Southern CA
The department has 12 strike teams made up of 240 firefighters and 60 engines that will be mobilizing.
Montgomery County (MD) Firefighter Dies After House Fire
The firefighter who passed away has been identified as Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Master Firefighter Christopher Higgins.
The Apparatus Workshop: Tiller Trucks, Part 2
Part 1 covered the how’s and why’s involved with getting a tiller truck into your station and navigating one through your first due. Part 2 covers training and operations.
Compartment Corner: San Antonio (TX) FD Pierce Heavy Rescue 51
Heavy Rescue 51, one of two heavy rescues for the department, is a 2023 Pierce Velocity with a nonwalk-in heavy rescue body.
Eastpointe (MI) FD Now Running KME 102-Foot Midmount AerialCat™ Platform Quint
The department decided to replace an aging 100-foot aerial platform quint that was costing it a lot in maintenance.
Cantankerous Wisdom: Critiques, Reports, and Julius Caesar
I can’t remember how or why the topic of after-fire critiques came up. A critique means different things to different people.
Pitt County (NC) Emergency Management Adds Another PL Custom Type 3 Ambulance to Its Fleet
The rig’s interior has blue sky and clouds painted on the ceiling, which is believed to have a calming effect on both patients and medics.
Highlands County (FL) Fire Rescue Boosts Fleet with Four New Apparatus
Highlands County Fire Rescue in Sebring, Florida upgraded its fleet recently by adding three new brush trucks and a command unit.
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FA Volume 30, Issue 1
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Crash in West Englewood (IL) Leaves Three Injured After Semi Hits Ambulance
A semi slammed into an ambulance in West Englewood, flipping it onto two cars and sending three people to the hospital.
Editor’s Opinion | Watch the Dominoes
With the holiday season complete, it’s time to get down to it and start getting back to maintaining and improving our fleets.
CAL FIRE Gets Ready for New Equipment
Two new water tenders will be delivered in the next few months. One of the tenders will replace the department’s 47-year-old rig.
Fire Apparatus of the Day: Jan. 13, 2025
Check out this Belton (MO) Fire Department pumper-tanker by DANKO.
New Tanker to Carry Newly-Formed Northern Regional FD (PA) Name
When a new fire tanker is delivered in March, it will carry the name Northern Regional Fire Department, said Windber’s deputy fire chief, Bob Statler.
Orwigsburg (PA) Seeks $6M for New Firehouse
The new two-story, four bay building would serve as a home base for firefighters, house the department’s trucks, and serve as an emergency operations center.
Marin County (CA) Ramps Up Work to Build $86M Fire Headquarters
The preliminary cost estimate for the project is $86 million, but the county has budgeted only about $40 million for it to date.
Study Approved to Assess Needs of Beaver Dam (WI) Fire Department
The Beaver Dam City Council unanimously approved an agreement on Monday for contracting services with Five Bugles Design to conduct a needs analysis and assess conditions at the Fire Department building and City Hall.
City Eyes Options for New Missoula (MT) Fire Station
A sixth fire station for Missoula will likely operate somewhere on the western side of town, with the top option proposed along South 3rd St. West, although no final decision has been made.
Milwaukee Reopens Closed Fire Station, Launches New Paramedic Unit
After being closed more than seven years ago, Milwaukee’s Fire Station 31 on the city’s south side has reopened.